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the big prize is still finding some way to get conservative republicans to vote with john boehner but you're right. this is the reason that all the details are in secret is because negotiators are kind of suggesting and hinting at ways they may bend and flex but the reason they never want any details to get public is that if one side is going to bend, they're going to expect the other side to bend, too, and only until everybody get their bending sort of alined can they present them to their sides because the minute democrats hear entitlements will be touched they'll want to know what they're getting in return. same with republicans. so you're right the same dynamic is in play. republicans say if we're going to raise tax rates what are we going to get in return. democrats say raising tax rates isn't much of a prize. we won the election. if you're asking us to do these big cuts -- >> what would happen if the president said to john boehner, this is where i will cut education and entitlements and medicare, what would the republicans do then? >> well, he's saying that in a way in these neg
the big prize is still finding some way to get conservative republicans to vote with john boehner but you're right. this is the reason that all the details are in secret is because negotiators are kind of suggesting and hinting at ways they may bend and flex but the reason they never want any details to get public is that if one side is going to bend, they're going to expect the other side to bend, too, and only until everybody get their bending sort of alined can they present them to their...
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we still have president obama and still have speaker john boehner. these are the two men where there was a breakdown in trust and why they couldn't come to a deal. how do they repair that relationship? >> they're going to have to work hard at it. catherine graham, the late publisher of "the washington post" used to always say that it's very hard to not like somebody who likes you or seems to like you, and you talk to people on the hill, democrats and republicans, quite frankly, they don't think obama likes them. paul ryan for instance has said openly, "obama does not like us." paul ryan said recently that his longest conversation with nancy pelosi, the democratic leader, was 30 seconds. he's never met harry reid, the senate leader. ryan is going to be a player in all of this, and you've got to get the people together and that's the president's job. >> can biden help him on this? >> yes. it's so clear in the first four years that the dealmaking on the hill was done by joe biden time and time again. his relationship with mitch mcconnell, who is the myj
we still have president obama and still have speaker john boehner. these are the two men where there was a breakdown in trust and why they couldn't come to a deal. how do they repair that relationship? >> they're going to have to work hard at it. catherine graham, the late publisher of "the washington post" used to always say that it's very hard to not like somebody who likes you or seems to like you, and you talk to people on the hill, democrats and republicans, quite frankly,...
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president obama spoke on the phone with house speaker john boehner on wednesday while his treasury secretary said the white house is, in fact, ready to go straight over the fiscal cliff. major garrett is at the white house. major, gd morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. the president will cross over the potomac into northern virginia to meet with a family who says their taxes don't go up, they'll be happier and spend more money. that's the pr side of this. much more important, the context of the deal, keet players yesterday picked up the phone. phone call relatively brief and substantive. details remain elusive. it was shorter, sources say, to last week's 28-minute conversation described them as curt, direct and frank. no one familiar with this call used such barbed words. it also occurred before treasury secretary tim geithner laid down this harsh fiscal cliff marker. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> oh, absolutely. again, there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest americans
president obama spoke on the phone with house speaker john boehner on wednesday while his treasury secretary said the white house is, in fact, ready to go straight over the fiscal cliff. major garrett is at the white house. major, gd morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. the president will cross over the potomac into northern virginia to meet with a family who says their taxes don't go up, they'll be happier and spend more money. that's the pr side of this. much more...
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. >> reporter: there are even cracks among house speaker john boehner's tax-resistant republicans. >> i don't want to prejudge any of this. the bottom line, we can't have a sequestration, we have to show the world we're adults. the election is over. >> reporter: and president obama won. vowing to raise taxes on the wealthy. another republican saxby chambliss of georgia, in a recent interview, says he's no longer bound by a pledge not to raise taxes. >> the pledge i signed 20 years ago was valid then. it's valid now but times have changed significantly, and i care more about this country than i do about a 20-year-old pledge. >> reporter: but raising taxes is only one-half of a deficit deal. republicans want democrats to raise the eligibility age for medicare. >> i want entitlement reforms. republicans put revenue on the table, democrats always promise to cut spending. i'm looking for more revenue for entitlement reform before the end of the year. >> reporter: so far democrats sound lex flexible. >> we've got to make sure there is seamless coverage of afordable health coverage for every
. >> reporter: there are even cracks among house speaker john boehner's tax-resistant republicans. >> i don't want to prejudge any of this. the bottom line, we can't have a sequestration, we have to show the world we're adults. the election is over. >> reporter: and president obama won. vowing to raise taxes on the wealthy. another republican saxby chambliss of georgia, in a recent interview, says he's no longer bound by a pledge not to raise taxes. >> the pledge i...
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has he made that clear to john boehner so that john boehner can go to his caucus and say this is what we'll get if we agree to go -- allow these rates to raise? >> it's done in hints and it's done in instanttimations. yes, whether it's raising the eligibility age for medicare means testing medicare even some possible movement on the question of the consumer price index in terms of social security, which the white house publicly has ruled out. they have said we are open to these possibilities maybe if you're going to move in a big way on rates. but they're interconnected. and so these discussions that are going on in private, that if they were ever made public would evaporate. they are going on. but the white house is not offering too much if the republicans are not going to move on these tax rates. >> it is incredible. >> you go first. no, no you go. >> it's like a broken record. they have nobody about this for some time and still can't come to an agreement. john dickerson, thank you so much. bob schieffer will have the latest on "face the nation." >>> we have some breaking news from
has he made that clear to john boehner so that john boehner can go to his caucus and say this is what we'll get if we agree to go -- allow these rates to raise? >> it's done in hints and it's done in instanttimations. yes, whether it's raising the eligibility age for medicare means testing medicare even some possible movement on the question of the consumer price index in terms of social security, which the white house publicly has ruled out. they have said we are open to these...
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we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate this term but the repercussions -- >>> primatene mist used to be america's top asthma medicine. now 1 million are gathering dust in a california warehouse. we'll tell you why and how that could change on capitol hill. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by keep medicare and social security strong for generations to come. and social security strong for generations to come. but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for o
we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate this term but the repercussions -- >>> primatene mist used to be america's top asthma...
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. >> house speaker john boehner revealed the gop could not rally enough support within the party. >> have a merry christmas. >>> agents call one of the two inmates who escaped from the metropolitan correctional center in chicago on tuesday. [ bell toll ] >>> a moment of silence to mark one week since the mass shooting in newtown. has this rocked your faith in god? >> absolutely not but it's done something about my faith in human beings. >>> in exchange for $1 users can message people they don't know. the story got a lot of attention and most of us talking. when you see the video you'll know why. >> why! >>> suzy favor hamilton has been working as a $600 prostitute. >>> a car bursts into flames after crashing in florida and officers risking their lives to pull the unconscious driver out. >>> according to the mayan calendar, december 21st, 2012 was supposed to be a dreaded doomsday. >> i couldn't think of a better place to spend the last day on earth than with you, letterman. lighten up. it's all good. >> on "cbs this morning." >> i think it's safe to say the world hasn't ended and the
. >> house speaker john boehner revealed the gop could not rally enough support within the party. >> have a merry christmas. >>> agents call one of the two inmates who escaped from the metropolitan correctional center in chicago on tuesday. [ bell toll ] >>> a moment of silence to mark one week since the mass shooting in newtown. has this rocked your faith in god? >> absolutely not but it's done something about my faith in human beings. >>> in...
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welcome back to cbs this morning. >> we'll have more with house speaker john boehner. we discussed mitt romney's race to the white house and then talked to the speaker about his working relationship with president obama as well as his own journey to the current position of power. >> it is often said when ronald reagan was president that they could get together and they could have a drink or have dinner. do you have dinner with the president? >> we don't have dinner. we have had drinks together before. >> it is not a problem of relationship. >> we get along fine. it's just that we disagree. even though we disagree on some major issues the american people expect us to find enough common ground to move the ball down the field to address america's challenges. i told the president anytime that i think that there is an idea whether his idea or my idea that would be good for our country i would be there to support it. >> what probe -- >> no mulligans. >> he is one of the presidentess that wants to take a mulligan. >> no. he and i are partners and we play by the rules. >> how
welcome back to cbs this morning. >> we'll have more with house speaker john boehner. we discussed mitt romney's race to the white house and then talked to the speaker about his working relationship with president obama as well as his own journey to the current position of power. >> it is often said when ronald reagan was president that they could get together and they could have a drink or have dinner. do you have dinner with the president? >> we don't have dinner. we have...
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maybe there's reasons for john boehner to be hopeful that the president really going to sit down and work with him. i mean work with him. rather than to tell him what i require, but the fact of the matter is john boehner has got the toughest job in town. he's got a seriously divided majori majority sigh seriously divided ma zwrojority in the house, a s that they question whether they can do anything over there, and a president that says, once you give me what i want, i'll talk to you. my point of view is, unless the president shows some real negotiating -- let's say vigor, commitment, what i would do, if i was john boehner, is i would take my version of what i think is the best policy for america to the floor, offer the democrats on behalf of the president a chance to offer a substitute. take the vote. if the president has his overwhelming mandate from the american people, the 435 members of congress will recognize that map date in their districts, and he'll win the vote. if he wins the vote, then he owns the results, and he can take it to the senate, which is controlled by his party
maybe there's reasons for john boehner to be hopeful that the president really going to sit down and work with him. i mean work with him. rather than to tell him what i require, but the fact of the matter is john boehner has got the toughest job in town. he's got a seriously divided majori majority sigh seriously divided ma zwrojority in the house, a s that they question whether they can do anything over there, and a president that says, once you give me what i want, i'll talk to you. my point...
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president obama spoke on the phone with house speaker john boehner on wednesday while his treasury secretary said the white house is, in fact, ready to go straight over the fiscal cliff. major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. later on this afternoon the president will travel across the potomac river to northern virginia to meet a middle-class family to make the self-evident point if the there is a deal and taxes are raised by about $2,000 they'll be happier and spend more money. that's the p.r. side of this. much more importantly, for the deal, the two key players yesterday picked up the phone. the phone call relatively brief and substantive, though details remain illusive. shorter, sources say. the last week 28-minute conversation described then as curt, direct and frank. no one with this call used such barbed words and occurred before treasury secretary tim geithner laid down this harsh fiscal cliff marker. >> if the administration, are they prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. no prospect or agreement that do
president obama spoke on the phone with house speaker john boehner on wednesday while his treasury secretary said the white house is, in fact, ready to go straight over the fiscal cliff. major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. later on this afternoon the president will travel across the potomac river to northern virginia to meet a middle-class family to make the self-evident point if the there is a deal and taxes are raised...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner talks about the november campaign only on "cbs this morning." >> you'll see some new thing out of this campaign. >> like what in. >> a real focus on what the election's going to be about. >>> i'm gayle king. as many as 20 women are linked to the secret service sex scandal. we'll go to the white house with new developments on that. >>> i'm erica hill. a handsome british businessman murdered in china. we'll take you inside the murder mustry grabbing headlines around the globe. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >> charlie, this election's going to be a refuse dumb on the president's economic policies. it didn't help the economy. actually made it worse. >> the gop lines up behind-m mi romney. >> the president doesn't understand what's unique and exceptional. >> as cbs news poll shows a dead heat for mid-november. >> the secret service now says its agents brought as many as 21 prostitutes back to their hotel. >> military people actually went to a brothel in cartagena, colombia, called the pley club. >> the president wan
. >>> house speaker john boehner talks about the november campaign only on "cbs this morning." >> you'll see some new thing out of this campaign. >> like what in. >> a real focus on what the election's going to be about. >>> i'm gayle king. as many as 20 women are linked to the secret service sex scandal. we'll go to the white house with new developments on that. >>> i'm erica hill. a handsome british businessman murdered in china. we'll...
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that's house speaker john boehner. that's because any deal that involves raising tax revenue will face its biggest hurdle in the house of representatives. republicans traditionally have been very opposed to tax increases. they still don't want to do it the way the president wants to do it which is raising taxes on the wealthy. >>> when i spoekd with warren buffett i asked about a replacement for secretary treasure tim geithner. >> if he were to appoint somebody like jamie diamond. >> i think that might be a big signal. i think jamie dimon would be terrific because i think he -- if we did run into problems in markets, i think he would actually be the best person you could have. >> another name mentioned is larry fink the chair manned ceo of blackrock, the world's largest money management firm. he joins us this morning. pleased to have him here. welcome. >> good morning. >> we want to talk about how you see the fiscal cliff and where you think the economy is. first the global and domestic economy, is the recovery sustain
that's house speaker john boehner. that's because any deal that involves raising tax revenue will face its biggest hurdle in the house of representatives. republicans traditionally have been very opposed to tax increases. they still don't want to do it the way the president wants to do it which is raising taxes on the wealthy. >>> when i spoekd with warren buffett i asked about a replacement for secretary treasure tim geithner. >> if he were to appoint somebody like jamie...
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john boehner broke the log jam with a phone call on friday. major garrett is also at the white house. good morning. >> good morning charlie. there could be a deal as early as this week. many words from senior officials, the log jam has been broken. how has it been broken? in a phone call on friday. in that phone conversation speaker boehner said he was willing. and house republicans would vote for higher marginal income tax rates on those households earning more than $1 million, 39.6 would be the rate on 39.6 would be the rate on that. he also said there would be a one-year lift on the debt ceiling. however, charlie, this has to be tied to about $1 trillion in entitlement cuts. the white house has not signed off on that. there are many underlying details but the talks are real. the progress is real. we may have a deal some time this week. >> and the ball is in the white house's court or is it in the speaker's court? >> i would tell you this, charlie. no more court playing or positioning like that. all sides are talking to each other, working t
john boehner broke the log jam with a phone call on friday. major garrett is also at the white house. good morning. >> good morning charlie. there could be a deal as early as this week. many words from senior officials, the log jam has been broken. how has it been broken? in a phone call on friday. in that phone conversation speaker boehner said he was willing. and house republicans would vote for higher marginal income tax rates on those households earning more than $1 million, 39.6...
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it was only yesterday on the senate floor that harry reid called john boehner a dictator. in the past these meetings haven't produced much progress. the goal appears to be to shield most americans from automatic tax increases due to eat into their paychecks starting next week in the form of federal income tax withholding. the president has agreed to raisin come taxes on americans over $400,000. also an effort to extend jobless benefits for america's out of work for six months or more. these are microscopic goals but might be all that the political system with accomplish. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this time it is different? >> certainly because the deadline is real the house is coming back in session on sunday. everyone is going to be here either to preside over america going over the fiscal cliff and all of us watching it together orr last minute small deal that averts it for a while and leaves more negotiations for the future. >> major garrett thank you very much. general norman schwarzkopf commander of the international coalition in the 1991 gulf wa
it was only yesterday on the senate floor that harry reid called john boehner a dictator. in the past these meetings haven't produced much progress. the goal appears to be to shield most americans from automatic tax increases due to eat into their paychecks starting next week in the form of federal income tax withholding. the president has agreed to raisin come taxes on americans over $400,000. also an effort to extend jobless benefits for america's out of work for six months or more. these are...
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the house is set to vote today on speaker john boehner's plan "b." it's already been dismissed by the president, who insists a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is not that far away. in a new "usa today"/gallup poll, 23% say the economy remains the top issue facing the country. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie, norah and gail. the house votes today have slammed the brakes on talks to put together a grand bargain and avert the fiscal cliff. republicans say they need these votes to lay the groundwork for a deal if one can be reached next week. the white house would prefer the republicans skip all this maneuvering and come back to the negotiating table. >> i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and other leaders up in congress, but ultimately, they've got to do their job. right now their job is to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced, responsible package of deficit reduction. >> reporter: the house will vote on some spending cuts and a bill to impose higher income taxes
the house is set to vote today on speaker john boehner's plan "b." it's already been dismissed by the president, who insists a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is not that far away. in a new "usa today"/gallup poll, 23% say the economy remains the top issue facing the country. major garrett is at the white house. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie, norah and gail. the house votes today have slammed the brakes on talks to put together a grand bargain and avert the...
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. >> john boehner drew a line yesterday no tax increases for small businesses. very interesting. more than 120 million americans voted for president this year but a much smaller group of people are deciding the next government of china. leaders around the world are wondering what's going on so bill whittaker is in beijing for that story. recover every ten years the reins of power here in china pass to a new generation. the transition is tightly choreographed behind closed doors. unlike the u.s. the chinese people don't have a stay, but they are making their voices heard just the same. everything about the 18th party congress is big. 2,000 delegates. the communist elite carry enormous weight and pride and hopes for the future. but increasingly the hopes of 1.3 billion people clashed with one party state. by some estimates there's 500 protests in china every day, over corruption. last week huge protests over the expansion of a petro chemical plant. communist officials said it was good for the economy. 10,000 angry citizens said it was bad for their health. >> so where were you in t
. >> john boehner drew a line yesterday no tax increases for small businesses. very interesting. more than 120 million americans voted for president this year but a much smaller group of people are deciding the next government of china. leaders around the world are wondering what's going on so bill whittaker is in beijing for that story. recover every ten years the reins of power here in china pass to a new generation. the transition is tightly choreographed behind closed doors. unlike...
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>> reporter: i think he is trying to keep speaker john boehner from setting the ground rules when it comes to negotiations over the fiscal cliff, mix of spending cuts and tax increases that will kick in at the end of the year. after returning to the white house victorious you'll hear the president argue today, as he did so many times on the campaign trail that household income over $250,000 a year should revert to those higher clinton era tax rates. white house aides say his victory is a sign that the american people feel the same way. they have no plans of backing down. they have not said how they plan to handle negotiations on the fiscal cliff. they've really just been regrouping. he met with top aides about it yesterday. capitol hill is telling me that they're waiting to hear how the white house wants to move forward. there's really nothing they can do until they hear from the white house. we got a stark reminder of how high the stakes are. the nonpartisan congressional budget office released a report saying of all those spending cuts and tax increases associated with the fiscal c
>> reporter: i think he is trying to keep speaker john boehner from setting the ground rules when it comes to negotiations over the fiscal cliff, mix of spending cuts and tax increases that will kick in at the end of the year. after returning to the white house victorious you'll hear the president argue today, as he did so many times on the campaign trail that household income over $250,000 a year should revert to those higher clinton era tax rates. white house aides say his victory is a...
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. >> john boehner drew a line yesterday, no tax increases for small business. very interesting. thank you, rebecca. >>> more than 120 million americans voted for a president this year but now a much smaller group of people are deciding the government for china. bill whitaker is in china with that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. tightly held behind closed doors. unlike the u.s. the chinese people don't have a say. but they're making their voices heard just the same. everything about the 18th party congress is big. beijing's great hall of the people, more than 2,000 delegates, the communist elite carry the enormous weight and pride of history and chiennachina's boundless hope ss for the future. increasingly the hopes of 1.3 billion people clash with the one-party state. by some estimates there are 500 protests in china every day over corruption. last week in the central coastal city, huge protests over the expansion of a petro chemical plant. communist officials say it was good for the economy. 10,000 angry citizens say it was bad for their health. wh
. >> john boehner drew a line yesterday, no tax increases for small business. very interesting. thank you, rebecca. >>> more than 120 million americans voted for a president this year but now a much smaller group of people are deciding the government for china. bill whitaker is in china with that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. tightly held behind closed doors. unlike the u.s. the chinese people don't have a say. but they're making their voices...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make christmas plans. >> it's getting really stale. it's getting really old. the closer we get to christmas, it's really getting boring. >> oregon police have identified the gunman who shot up a portland area mall. >> 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts did not appear to know his victims. >> i think we all need to be very thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> veteran john ham mar has been in a mexican jail for taking an illegal weapon into the country. >> bring this marine home. >>> an overnight manhunt at cal state fullerton. s.w.a.t. teams searching for two suspects who led police on a wild chase. >>> a shocking murder plot to kill justin bieber, has just been foiled by police in new mexico. >> the golden globe nominations just announced out in hollywood. "lincoln" leads with seven bids. >> i don't need to be schooled by you, okay. i've been in this business quite a long time. >> well, you just were. >> and all that matters. ♪ >> when the storm hit, we all knew that the healing process was going to beg
. >>> house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make christmas plans. >> it's getting really stale. it's getting really old. the closer we get to christmas, it's really getting boring. >> oregon police have identified the gunman who shot up a portland area mall. >> 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts did not appear to know his victims. >> i think we all need to be very thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> veteran john ham...
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house speaker john boehner. as they left they sounded like they were closing in on a compromise. >> think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. >> we'll be working hard to try to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours, and so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> the president said the american public is getting frustrated and losing patience with these last-minute negotiations. he says the least congress can do is protect most american tax pairs from rising tax rates due to take effect in the next couple of days. the least, it appears, rebecca, appears to be the most they can do. >> thank you. we'll check back later in the program. for more on how we got into this situation and what happens if nothing happens. michael santoly, it's great to have both of you with us. where does this stand right now? >> right now they're negotiating and things are being worked out behind closed doors by the top leaders in the house and senate and the whi
house speaker john boehner. as they left they sounded like they were closing in on a compromise. >> think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. >> we'll be working hard to try to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours, and so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> the president said the american public is getting frustrated and losing patience with these last-minute negotiations. he says the least...
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but speaker john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election the mandate from the american people is to work together even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill kristol, editor of "the weekly standard," seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> you know what? it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. really? t >> reporter: the president begins making his case this week. what's different this time is that administration officials are already suggesting to congress that mr. obama is willing to let the deadline pass, let tax rates go up, and spending be cut if he can't get the deal he wants. norah, charlie? >> wow. bill plante in washington, thank you. >>> later this morning we'll ask conservative activist grover norquist if republicans are backing away from his no tax increase pledge. >>> two weeks ago today superstorm sandy battered the northeast. more than 100,000 homes and businesses still have no power. most of them are on new york's lon
but speaker john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election the mandate from the american people is to work together even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill kristol, editor of "the weekly standard," seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> you know what? it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. really? t >> reporter: the...
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>> reporter: i think in part what he wants to do is prevent the republican house speaker john boehner from setting the agenda, establishing the ground rules when it comes to negotiations over the fiscal cliff. this mix of spending cuts and tax increases that's going to kick in at the end the year. so after returning to the white house victorious you'll hear the president argue today as he did so many times on the campaign trail that household income over $250,000 a year should revert to those higher clinton era tax rates. white house aides say his victory tuesday night is a sign that the american people feel the same way so they have no intention of backing down on that issue no matter how many republicans disagree. beyond that the white house hasn't said how they plan to handle negotiations over the fiscal cliff. they have been regrouping, the president held some meetings with top aides yesterday about it and democrats on capitol hill tell me they are just waiting to hear how the white house wants to move for. there's nothing they can do until they hear from this white house. gayle a
>> reporter: i think in part what he wants to do is prevent the republican house speaker john boehner from setting the agenda, establishing the ground rules when it comes to negotiations over the fiscal cliff. this mix of spending cuts and tax increases that's going to kick in at the end the year. so after returning to the white house victorious you'll hear the president argue today as he did so many times on the campaign trail that household income over $250,000 a year should revert to...
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it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of work for six months or more. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this time it is different? >> well, certainly. the deadline is real. the house is coming back into session on sunday. even is going to be here either to preside over america going over the fiscal cliff or last-minute very small deal that averted for a while and leaves more negotiations for the future. >> major garrett, thank you very much. general norman schwarzkopf, commander of the coalition for the gulf war died yesterday. he tricked and outflanked saddam hussein's forces in just 101 hours. he gave this famous reply to a question about the iraqi leader. >> as far as saddam
it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of work for six months or more. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this...
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speaker john boehner continues, presumably, his speakership. were there less tea party members or was it mostly the same? >> it's mostly the same. he faces the same challenge from the tea party members, and the question here is who is the republican spokesman? they're all taking different strategies. mitch mcconnell is saying the same thing, john boehner has a different agenda. those tea party members in the house who are going to take a different message from this election will have their own agenda. so, who's going to speak for the party? >> this is not a specific problem to be addressed right now, but i'm wondering what role bill clinton might play in a second administration, or whether he continues to have the global role he does, because he was instrumental, i understand. >> i think he'll rest up for the first hillary clinton administration, charlie. >> in 2016. but people who work for bill clinton, the chief of staff and joe biden's chief of staff, other people, they're all clinton people. they do have better relationships on the hill. th
speaker john boehner continues, presumably, his speakership. were there less tea party members or was it mostly the same? >> it's mostly the same. he faces the same challenge from the tea party members, and the question here is who is the republican spokesman? they're all taking different strategies. mitch mcconnell is saying the same thing, john boehner has a different agenda. those tea party members in the house who are going to take a different message from this election will have...
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john boehner, the house speaker, has said no, let's have the tax rates, 39.6% by the way, up from 35% on incomes over $1 million. so there's still a gap there. and the speaker wants a one-year increase in the debt ceiling. the president would like two years. but these two sides are getting closer. the talks are very productive. and this week could be the week>>>. >> all right. you expect now the republicans will respond or the president will step up and now talk about entitlement cuts in addition to coming together on an understanding about how much the deal will be about the rates? >> reporter: those conversations are essentially, charlie and nora, hour by hour. and one thing i think is important to point out, the president is not going to concede a couple of things republicans would like him to give up on. he will not so far increase the eligibility age for medicare. and he wants republicans to agree to another one-year extension in joblessness benefits. and he wants some more infrastructure spending, at least $50 billion next year, maybe more in the outyears. republicans haven't ag
john boehner, the house speaker, has said no, let's have the tax rates, 39.6% by the way, up from 35% on incomes over $1 million. so there's still a gap there. and the speaker wants a one-year increase in the debt ceiling. the president would like two years. but these two sides are getting closer. the talks are very productive. and this week could be the week>>>. >> all right. you expect now the republicans will respond or the president will step up and now talk about entitlement...
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before the christmas break, speaker john boehner was unable to get enough support from respects to pass his plan and help said it was up to the white house and the senate to avert the cliff. so now harry reid is believed to be crafting a plan of his own. it's expected to extend bush-era tax cuts. it would also include short-term spending cuts instead of the massive cuts that would occur if there is no deal. it would also patch up the alternative minimum tax that will hit even more middle class families and schedule a drop off for doctors. >> if republicans do give in and support the deal being put together by harry reid that deal is expected to be far less favorable than the potential deal they had been working on with president obama. >> republican strategist, frank luntz has been talking with voters, what is the chance you see this becomes the new compromise? >> i'm not sure if hooert side is watching very closely. we did a survey and we got two interesting questions. one that's very tough on republicans. we asked the american people who is the gop fighting for and representing, the n
before the christmas break, speaker john boehner was unable to get enough support from respects to pass his plan and help said it was up to the white house and the senate to avert the cliff. so now harry reid is believed to be crafting a plan of his own. it's expected to extend bush-era tax cuts. it would also include short-term spending cuts instead of the massive cuts that would occur if there is no deal. it would also patch up the alternative minimum tax that will hit even more middle class...
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. >> reporter: on his first view sbr interview on the fiscal cliff, he rejected john boehner's proposal. >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal is out of balance. >> reporter: raising taxes on households earning more than $250,000. >> we'll have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: republicans want smaller tax increases overall and no movement on higher income tax rates. they want to cut unnamed tax bre breaks and deductions, which they say will do more to boost economic growth. the white house considers the proposal and economic rationale behind it laughable. >> we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> reporter: republicans answered back ba-humbug. >> this is absolutely not serious and the administration knows it. >> reporter: six governors, three from each party, met the president and said acid they believe business leaders in their states won't invest and hire until a deal gets done. >> until this gets resolved in a way that's not
. >> reporter: on his first view sbr interview on the fiscal cliff, he rejected john boehner's proposal. >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal is out of balance. >> reporter: raising taxes on households earning more than $250,000. >> we'll have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> reporter: republicans want smaller tax increases overall and no movement on higher income tax rates. they want to cut unnamed...
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. >>> this morning, house speaker john boehner underlines the republican view at a conference in washington, saying that key tax cuts for only the middle class would hurt the country's economic recovery. >> by raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000, half of those people who are going to be taxed are small business people. and while y would we want to tae people that create jobs in this country makes no sense. >> the president will put his tax plan to voters in iowa this morning. mitt romney campaigning in colorado. >> as bill plante reports issue the former massachusetts governor is now winning the financial race by a wide margin. those numbers just coming out this week. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning across the west. you know, for two months now, the republicans and mitt romney have taken in more money than the president and the democrats. this raises the possibility that this president up until now the most prodigious fundraiser in politics could be the first to be outspent and outraised by his opponent. in june, the president raised $71 millio
. >>> this morning, house speaker john boehner underlines the republican view at a conference in washington, saying that key tax cuts for only the middle class would hurt the country's economic recovery. >> by raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000, half of those people who are going to be taxed are small business people. and while y would we want to tae people that create jobs in this country makes no sense. >> the president will put his tax plan to voters in...
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so john boehner and the republicans are right in the terms of the politics of this. there may be a reason that europe is causing the u.s. economy weakness, but in terms of what voters want, they look to the president to come up with solutions. >> john dickerson, thanks. >>> here in new york, police have turned up possible new evidence in the etan patz case. investigators searched the home of pedro hernandez who confessed to killing 6-year-old etan in 1979. they found a toy and children's clothing that appear to be from the same time as the boy disappeared. senior correspondent john miller joins us from washington. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. >> quickly tell us a little bit more, john, about what was found and what you think this means. >> reporter: what was found were a couple of clothing items, specifically a pair of black pants, apparently short pants, and a matchbox toy, a matchbox vehicle, one of those little cars that kids collect. >> do police believe that these had once belonged to etan? >> reporter: well, they went in with a search wa
so john boehner and the republicans are right in the terms of the politics of this. there may be a reason that europe is causing the u.s. economy weakness, but in terms of what voters want, they look to the president to come up with solutions. >> john dickerson, thanks. >>> here in new york, police have turned up possible new evidence in the etan patz case. investigators searched the home of pedro hernandez who confessed to killing 6-year-old etan in 1979. they found a toy and...
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but speak john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election a mandate from the american people is to work together, even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill crystal editor of "the weekly standard" seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it won't. really the republican will fall on the sword to defend millionaires half who voted democratic and half who live in hollywood. >> administration officials are already suggesting to congress that mr. obama is willing to let the deadline pass, let tax rates go up and spending be cut. if he can't get the deal he wants. >> bill plante in washington. thank you. later this morning we'll ask conservative activity jaft grover norquist if republicans are backing away from his no tax increase pledge. >> two weeks ago sandy battered the northeast. hundreds of homes and businesses have no power. most on long island. the governor of new york is calling for an investigation as mark strassman reports from
but speak john boehner told house republicans that after last week's election a mandate from the american people is to work together, even if it means additional revenues through tax reform. meanwhile bill crystal editor of "the weekly standard" seemed to cave in on the president's demand that wealthy people pay more. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it won't. really the republican will fall on the sword to defend millionaires half who...
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. >> fired up in an interview for cbs's face the nation, republican house speaker john boehner refused to give the u.s. supreme court the final word on health care. >> we can replace -- when we replace this, we can have a common sense debate about which of the provisions ought to stay and which ought to go. >> boehner's first order of business is to hold another vote to repeal president obama's signature piece of legislation. it's a flashback to early 2011. >> the bill is passed. >> when house republicans attempted the same thing only to be shot down by senate democrats. >> too many americans are still struggling and congress can't afford to waste time refighting old battles. >> with little time to celebrate the court's decision, democrats are already on the defensive. >> politics be dammed. this is what we came here to do. this is the great achievement. this is not only making history with this, it's making progress to the american people. >> that argument will have a true test on election day in november. conservative activists like adam brandon, say while the ruling on health care w
. >> fired up in an interview for cbs's face the nation, republican house speaker john boehner refused to give the u.s. supreme court the final word on health care. >> we can replace -- when we replace this, we can have a common sense debate about which of the provisions ought to stay and which ought to go. >> boehner's first order of business is to hold another vote to repeal president obama's signature piece of legislation. it's a flashback to early 2011. >> the bill...
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now republican house speaker john boehner is drawing a new line in the sand, making another showdown over the debt almost inevitable. >> we shouldn't dread the debt limit. as a matter of fact, i think we should welcome it. >> reporter: speaker boehner said republicans won't allow another increase in the nation's debt limit unless it's offset by spending cuts and no tax increases. >> allowing america to default on its debt would be irresponsible. >> reporter: the nation's debt has tripled in the past decade and now stands at $15.6 trillion. the treasury secretary has predicted the u.s. will hit its current borrowing limit of $16.4 trillion by the end of the year. congress will have to raise that limit to avoid a damaging default of u.s. debt. on the campaign trail, republican mitt romney echoed boehner's hard line. >> washington has been spending too much money and our new president makes things worse. >> reporter: this is the second time republicans are demanding deep cuts. last summer a grand bargain between speaker boehner and the president to cut trillions from the debt fell apart
now republican house speaker john boehner is drawing a new line in the sand, making another showdown over the debt almost inevitable. >> we shouldn't dread the debt limit. as a matter of fact, i think we should welcome it. >> reporter: speaker boehner said republicans won't allow another increase in the nation's debt limit unless it's offset by spending cuts and no tax increases. >> allowing america to default on its debt would be irresponsible. >> reporter: the nation's...
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the house is preparing to vote today on speaker john boehner's fiscal cliff backup plan. his so-called plan b has already been rejected by the white house. >> a new gallup poll shows 62% of americans are paying attention to the fiscal cliff negotiations. major garrett is at the white house with the latest. major, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle, charlie, norah. the house republicans cannot pass the democratically controlled senate and it drew swift criticism here at the white house. talks are still continuing. this really represents the first time in about a week that house republicans have moved away from those direct one-on-one conversations between the speaker and the president and looked at and explored different legislative strategies. it may be an attempt by the speaker to add pressure on the white house and leverage more concessions. for example, on income tax rates republicans are willing to have hire income tax imposed on incomes with a threshold of $1 million and higher. the president is willing to do that at $400,000. both sides are lookin
the house is preparing to vote today on speaker john boehner's fiscal cliff backup plan. his so-called plan b has already been rejected by the white house. >> a new gallup poll shows 62% of americans are paying attention to the fiscal cliff negotiations. major garrett is at the white house with the latest. major, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle, charlie, norah. the house republicans cannot pass the democratically controlled senate and it drew swift criticism...
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. >> according to "new york times," house speaker john ba boehner has asked democratic leaders to step aside so he and the president can negotiate a deal one on one, and no one is objecting. >>> the crisis in egypt remains volatile, with massive anti-government rallies planned today. >>> heartbreaking survival story for a woman stranded in the snow in the california sierra nevada mountains. >>> shoppers at a seattle macy's had to be hospitalized when an escalator they were riding malfunctioned. >> fire to the end zone. touchdown. >> broncos with their eighth straight win. >> all that -- >> three, two, one! >> my 50th birthday, she gives everybody a car and then she's all, thank you for coming to gayle's birthday! >> we're talking about oprah, right? >> no, of course not. >>> and all that matters. >> south carolina tea party says jim demint is resigning. >> leaving the senate a lot better than i found it. >> jim demint leaves some big shoes to fill. >> jim demint leaves some big shoes to fill. then again -- captioning funded by cbs en again -- >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm char
. >> according to "new york times," house speaker john ba boehner has asked democratic leaders to step aside so he and the president can negotiate a deal one on one, and no one is objecting. >>> the crisis in egypt remains volatile, with massive anti-government rallies planned today. >>> heartbreaking survival story for a woman stranded in the snow in the california sierra nevada mountains. >>> shoppers at a seattle macy's had to be hospitalized when...